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Abstract
Regulatory states manage religious activity within their jurisdiction in the same way they manage economic activity, in an alignment pattern that reflects institutionally embedded processes. Relying on regulatory institutional options to trace consistencies in the way a regime manages economic and religious activity, the article develops and tests theoretical accounts of the presence and content - in terms of comparative variation - of this alignment. The empirical setting, primarily OECD countries in recent decades, allows us to reverse the conventional causal view and treat religious regulation as causally embedded in the logic and practice of economic regulation. If reliance on regulation as a means of social control is bound by the same processes across domains, this may even suggest the existence of national cross-sectoral models of coordinating competition. The study elaborates a broad conceptualisation of regulatory governance with potentially wide applicability.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 35 |
Journal | Socio-Economic Review |
Early online date | 19 Feb 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 19 Feb 2018 |
Keywords
- regulatory governance
- economics of religion
- regulation of religion
- legal origins
- Europeanisation
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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GIAmRule: GLOBAL AMERICANISATION OF RULEMAKING? (MARIE CURIE CAREER INTEGRATION GRANT CIG)
De Francesco, F. (Principal Investigator)
European Commission - FP7 - General
1/04/13 → 31/03/16
Project: Research
Prizes
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Giandomenico Majone Prize for best conference paper written by young scholars
De Francesco, F. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)